Garrison Red (BM HC-66)
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Garrison Red (BM HC-66) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.3, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garrison Red
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Garrison Red by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Garrison Red, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carpe Diem | MQ1-16 | 13.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Earth Rouge | 1007-7A | 12 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Barn Door | 1055-6 | 14 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Garrison Red (LRV 14.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Garrison Red
Darker than Garrison Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-66 |
| Hex | #8C5956 |
| RGB | 140, 89, 86 |
| HSL | 3°, 24%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.4, 20.7, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garrison Red (BM HC-66), published as #8C5956
#7E5055
#9B6256
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garrison Red (BM HC-66)?
- Garrison Red has an LRV of 14.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garrison Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garrison Red in another brand?
- Barn Door (PPG 1055-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Garrison Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Garrison Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.